Jamie Davis (born 18 April 1981)IMDB Page – Biography
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'' (2005), Leon Taylor in the

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series '' Hex'' (2004–2005), and Max Walker in the BBC medical soap '' Casualty'' (2013–2018), and for writing the miniseries '' You & Me''.

Biography

Davis was born and brought up in

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, West Yorkshire, where he attended Carleton High School. He used to play semi-professional football, and is a self-described supporter of

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He lives with his wife Lucy and their children, Noah and Mabel. They take residence in both England and Wales, depending on Jamie's filming commitments.

Career

Davis started his acting career at the age of 16, in a production of ''Kes'' at the West Yorkshire Playhouse in

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. His first professional acting role was as a footballer in ''

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''. Davis auditioned for and won the role of Harley Lawson in ''Footballers' Wives'' during his third year at drama school. He portrayed Harley for the whole of the third and fourth series of ''Footballers' Wives'' and in two episodes of its spin-off, ''Footballers' Wives: Extra Time''. Between the third and fourth series of ''Footballers' Wives'', Davis appeared alongside

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in '' Colour Me Kubrick'' (2005) and played Leon Taylor in the first season of ''Hex''. He left ''Footballers' Wives'' to reprise the role of Leon in ''Hex'' season two.TV.com – Jamie Davis
/ref> Davis went on to play Davey in ''

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'' episode " Invasion of the Bane" and Steve Sharpe in '' The Amazing Mrs Pritchard''. He has also appeared in episodes of ''

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'', '' Casualty'', ''

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'' and '' Shameless''. He has also appeared in an episode of the BBC drama Death in Paradise (series 2 episode 8). From 2013 to January 2018, Jamie played the part of Max Walker in the BBC continuing drama series ''Casualty''. He left the show citing that he wanted to spend more time at home, with his wife and two children. Sunetra Sarker honoured her promise to return for one episode as his onscreen estranged wife, Zoe, for his final episode. In 2021 he played Adam, boyfriend of Kym Marsh's Character Donna in the 4th installment of Kay Mellor's the Syndicate.

Filmography

References

External links

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''Footballers' Wives'' Official site

{{DEFAULTSORT:Davis, Jamie 1981 births Living people English male television actors English male film actors English male stage actors Actors from Pontefract